Inglewood Park Cemetery
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Inglewood Park Cemetery, founded in 1905, is at 720 E. Florence Avenue in Inglewood, California. [[1]], A number of notable people, including entertainment and sports personalities, have been interred or entombed here.
[edit] List of notable and celebrity burials at Inglewood Park
(Note: This is a partial list. See also Category:Burials at Inglewood Park Cemetery.)
Use the following links to find someone.
Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Ella Fitzgerald.
[edit] A
- George Adams (1910-1979), King of Gypsies
- Margaret Queen Adams (1874-1974), First woman deputy in the nation
- Coit Albertson (1880-1953), actor
- Cora Alcinder (1918-1997), Mother of Kareem Abdul Jabar
- Lloyd Avery II (1969-2005), actor who is known for shooting Ricky Baker on Boyz n the Hood.
[edit] B
- Chet Baker (1929-1988), jazz trumpeter/vocalist
- Reginald Barker , film director
- Ricky Bell (1955-1984), football player
- Edgar Bergen (1903-1978), ventriloquist
- Frances Bergen (1922-2006), actress
- Wally Berger (1905-1988), baseball player
- Paul Bern (1885-1937), director, ex-husband of Jean Harlow
- Richard Berry (1935-1997), singer, songwriter
- Margaret Booth (1898-2002), author
- Lyman Bostock (1950-1978), baseball player, died from an accidental gunshot wound
- Fletcher Bowron (1887-1968), Los Angeles mayor and judge
- Tom Bradley (1917-1998), Los Angeles mayor
- Charles Brown (1922-1999), singer
- Nacio Herb Brown (1896-1964), composer, ex-husband of Anita Page
- John Gillespie Bullock (1871-1933), department store founder
[edit] C
- Bebe Moore Campbell (1951-2006), author
- Cesare Cardini (Caesar Cardini; 1896-1956), credited as creator of Caesar Salad
- Norman Spencer Chaplin (1919-1919), infant son of Charlie Chaplin, nicknamed "The Little Mouse"
- Ray Charles (1930-2004), singer
- James Cleveland (1931-1991), gospel singer, arranger and composer
- Johnnie Cochran (1937-2005), trial lawyer
- Ray "Crash" Corrigan (1902-1976), actor
- Pee Wee Crayton (1914-1985), guitarist, blues singer
- Sam Crawford (1880-1968), baseball Hall of Famer
[edit] D
- Julian Dixon (1934-2000), U.S. Congressman
- Badja Djola, actor
- William Duncan (1879-1961), actor
[edit] E
[edit] F
- Louise Fazenda (1895-1962), actress
- Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996), jazz singer
- Curt Flood (1938-1997), baseball player
- Lowell Fulson (1921-1999), blues musician
[edit] G
- Hoot Gibson, actor
- Jim Gilliam, baseball player
- Betty Grable, actress, World War II pin-up girl
- Ferde Grofe, composer
[edit] H
- Jester Hairston, actor, musician, arranger
- Lois Hall (1926-2006), actress
- Robin Harris, actor, comedian
- Helen Humes, jazz singer
- Flo Hyman, volleyball player
[edit] I
[edit] J
- Bud Jamison, actor
- James J. Jeffries, world heavyweight boxing champion
[edit] K
- Robert Kardashian, attorney
- Cecil Rhodes King, U.S. Congressman
[edit] L
- Allan "Rocky" Lane, actor
- Walter Lang, film director
- Matthew Currie Lauder, notable landscaper and brother of Sir Harry Lauder
- Gypsy Rose Lee, actress, burlesque dancer
[edit] M
- D'Urville Martin, actor, producer and director
- Fred McMullin, baseball player
- Louis Meyer, race car driver
- Cleo Moore, film actress
- Ernest "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison, actor
[edit] O
- Fred Offenhauser, automotive inventor
[edit] P
- LaWanda Page, actress and comedian
- John Parsons, race car driver
- George H. Peck, real estate broker & developer
- Billy Preston, Soul Musician
- George W. Prince, U.S. Congressman
[edit] Q
[edit] R
- Robert Riskin, screenwriter
- Sugar Ray Robinson, World Champion boxer
- Cesar Romero, actor
[edit] S
- Evelyn Selbie, actress
- Frank L. Shaw, Los Angeles mayor
- Charles A. Siringo, author
- Myrtle Stedman, actress
- Slim Summerville, actor
[edit] T
- Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, actor
- Big Mama Thornton (Willie Mae Thornton), singer/songwriter
[edit] U
[edit] V
[edit] W
- T-Bone Walker, blues musician
- Bobby Wallace, baseball Hall of Famer
- Lalomie Washburn (1941-2004), singer songwriter
- Theron Warth (1911-1973), director
- Larry Williams, singer and actor
- Paul Williams, architect
- Arthur Winston (1906-2006), centenarian
- John Downey Works, U.S. Senator
- Syreeta Wright, singer and songwriter
[edit] X
[edit] Y
- Carleton G. Young, actor
